The Life and Character of John Dickinson (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The Life and Character of John DickinsonThe name of Dickinson, while not a very. Common one, has been well known in various parts of the country for several generations. There are in this country two gen eral branches of the family, one of which is found to have first appeared in the New England States and the mem bers of which were Presbyterians, and the other immi grated to the Middle and Southern States.Those who bear the name in the Middle and Southern States are descended from Charles Dickinson, who died in London in 1653, leaving three sons, all of whom were Quakers. In 1654 these sons emigrated to Virginia to escape imprisonment at home as N on-conformists.There is a legendary account of the renown achieved by the English ancestors of the family as soldiers, but of this there appears to be no authentic record. It is im portant perhaps for us to know, however, that this family belonged to that middle class of English society which, we may safely say, has had more to do with shaping the destinies of England in modern times than any other.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.